KJV King James Version
And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
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Genesis 12:16
And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
WEB World English Bible
He dealt well with Abram for her sake. He had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
ASV American Standard Version
And he dealt well with Abram for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and to Abram he hath done good because of her, and he hath sheep and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and handmaids, and she-asses, and camels.
Surrounding context — Genesis 12
13 Say, I pray thee, thou [art] my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she [was] very fair.
15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
17 And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.
18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What [is] this [that] thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she [was] thy wife?
19 Why saidst thou, She [is] my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take [her], and go thy way.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּלְאַבְרָ֥םH87 · av.ramAbramהֵיטִ֖יבH3190 · ya.tavbe goodבַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּH5668 · a.vurfor the sake ofוַֽיְהִי־H1961 · ha.yahto beל֤וֹH9033 · ohimצֹאן־H6629 · tsonflockוּבָקָר֙H1241 · ba.qarcattleוַחֲמֹרִ֔יםH2543 · cha.mordonkeyוַעֲבָדִים֙H5650 · e.vedservant/slaveוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תH8198 · shiph.chahmaidservantוַאֲתֹנֹ֖תH860 · a.tonshe-assוּגְמַלִּֽים׃H1581 · ga.malcamel
Cross-references
Genesis 20:14And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave [them] unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.Genesis 13:2And Abram [was] very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.Genesis 32:5And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.Genesis 26:14For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.Genesis 32:13-15And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;Psalm 144:13-14[That] our garners [may be] full, affording all manner of store: [that] our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:Job 1:3His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.Job 42:12So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.Genesis 24:35And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
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